DGPEAKE@aol.com wrote: > > One thing I like about Renner Grand shanks is the set comes with graduated > with. Heavier shanks at the bottom, and lighter shanks at the top. The > friction is graduated to and very little repinning is needed. > Dave, I wonder if the shank widths are really graduated and with graduated friction adjustments, too. That would be some manufacturing feat on thousands of sets! What I have experienced are two shank configurations in a set. Normal diameter shanks and the last 20 of the set (includes extras) are reduced on the sides only. My recommendation (based on what I have seen on new pianos that use these shanks) is thin shanks in the top section and also the last two notes of the next to the top section as a transition. ----Joel
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